Can you grind saffron with this ?
32139
Why would you want to? I agree with Constantine; the tolerances of this unit are too large and the surfaces are too course for such an endeavor.
32140
I imagine you could, but I'm not sure how well, a rotary grinder would probably be better for saffron. With this type of grinder you'd probably have to fold the saffron threads into a bundle then attempt to grind it, but I don't think it'd come out as well.
32141
gee, I never thought about grinding saffron, its so fine and wispy to begin with. Well the mortar and pestle fit nicely in the bowl for grinding pepper corns & coriander seeds which is mainly what I use it for. the mushroom pestle fits nicely for this but I don't think the tolerances are close enough to grind something as fine as saffron. I have another mini mortar and pestle of more traditional shape - don't remember how I acquired it but the bowl is about 2 dia. I bet that would work. Maybe look for mini M&P.;
32142
I have not done so. But I'm sure you can. I crush pills for my wife who cannot swallow them. It does a great job.
397948
I suppose you could grind coffee beans and spices. The blade is certainly sharp. I use it for chopping, blending, and pureeing. I do not find this item light-weight, and the variable speed dial works fine.
2047967
It would probably not grind fennel, poppy or sesame seeds. It does a great job on fresh herbs.
379042
It should be fine. Just don't let it run too long without anything to grind.
83441
no, you just have to pulse it and check it periodically to see if the consistency is what you want. But it works pretty good. I used it to grind chaga for tea. Look up chaga.
1112886
You can grow saffron in about any climate. Plant the bulbs (technically they're corms) in the summer, harvest the stigmas in the fall, and if you get around to it, divide the plants every four years or so.
2165689
i don't think you'd want to. and you certainly don't need to. it is flaky, not like little pebbles that you would grind. we use it by gently crushing it with our fingertips while sprinkling or in our palms, for salads, soups and on top of chocolate chip cookies. it is very light and delicate.
1646776
I haven't used it for anything except pepper. But, this seems to be a fairly good quality grinder and the size of the grind can be adjusted which might be useful for different types of spices.
239562
I have not tried. The blades do not seem close enough to the bottom to find grind; in my opinion.
450241
Yes you can grind a small amount of beans & use the pulse control rather then the preset grind setting to control how fine you want the beans ground.
995518
I guess you could, although the salt grinder is for grinding salt, so it might grind the pepper different. Actually, I would stick to having one pepper and one salt in the same container.
1003989
I use it for pepper only and didn't try to grind other stuff, but I presume it's possible.
1401815
I have not used it to grind ancho peppers, but I have used it to grind toasted sesame seed. I often ground toasted sesame seed into a powder and use as a condiment on some of my West African dishes. It works well for that.
2027478
Yes you can. I use a Pampered Chef salt and pepper grinder and have no problems at all.
1560748
Yes. You can grind the seeds. I personally use a coffee grinder to grind the seeds, then put them in a drink.
450240
You can but if that's all you'll ever be using it for you may just want to get a smaller capacity grinder. That said, it's a really good grinder. I've had mine several years now and it still works great.
1778439
Without a problem. I use it to grind all of my spices, even hard to grind seeds like flax seed and chia seeds. It really handles everything I have put in it- including peppercorns!